Material holder



Feb. 14, 1939. E. M. E. ANDERSON MATERIAL HOLDER Filed April, 27, 1938 Ewen/Z04" 65%70 bMgfid nderso7v,

Patented F eb. 14, 1939 UNETED STTES ATENT OFICE Claims.

This invention relates to a material holder adapted to hold a can of cement and a box of nails and be positioned as a unit in the hollow interior of a roll of sheeting material such as roofing paper and the like, so that said can and box will be held substantially'in a stationary position within said hollow interior during shipping and handling and yet be readily available for use when the roll of sheeting is to be applied 1 for its intended use.

One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a material holder to hold a can of cement and box of nails stationarily in the hollow interior of a roll of sheeting material such as roofing paper and the like, in such manner that during shipping and handling the tendency of the can of cement and box of nails to create an endwise pressure within said roll will not cause a longitudinal movement of the side members of the holder with relation to each other and become angularly distorted or shifted with a corresponding loss of efiiciency. The side members of my improved holder are positively locked against longitudinal movement with relation to 95 each other, thus insuring that the can of cement and box of nails will at all times during shipping 7 and handling be compactly and safely held within the interior of said roll.

A further object of my invention is to provide 30, novel locking means for a pair of longitudinally extending ears or flanges on the free ends of the side members to prevent longitudinal movement of said side members with relation to each other.

Another object is to provide an improved material holder of greater economy, stability, efficiency and durability.

Other objects, advantages and capabilities inherent in my improved holder will later more fully appear.

My invention further resides in the combination, construction and arrangement of parts illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and While I have shown therein preferred embodiments it is to be understood that the same are susceptible of modification and change without departing from the spirit of my invention.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my improved holder showing the upper end portions of the side members in unlocked and distended position when not in use.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a holder embodying my invention and. showing the upper free end portions of the side members locked together.

Fig. 3 isalongitudinal sectional view through a median plane of a roll of roofing paper or the like, and showing my holder in position therein and holding a can of cement and a box of nails.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary transverse section taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary side elevation of the upper portion of a modified form of my holder.

Referring in detail to the drawing, my preferred holder is shown in Figs. 1 to 3 as comprising a single strip of thin resilient sheet metal 10 bent or stamped into the desired shape and. having the bottom cross bar i and the integral side members 2 and 3, a pair of grooves 6 and 5 being formed at the juncture of the side members with the bottom cross bar to receive the 1,5 circumferential bead on the bottom of a can of cement when positioned therein. The side members 2 and 3 are curved inwardly at 6 and l at their upper end portions, the curved portion 6 terminating in an upstanding fiange or ear 20 8 and the curved portion l terminating in an upstanding flange or ear 9. The curved portions 6 and I extend inwardly such distance that the ears 8 and 9 when the holder is in position within the hollow interior of a roll of roofing paper or 25 the like will substantially contact each other at their adjacent faces in a plane substantially coincident with the longitudinal axis of the holder. Ear 8 is formed with an open-ended slot l0 and ear 9 has integrally stamped therefrom or oth- 3Q erwise formed a projection H which, as shown, is of dovetailed shape, the outer end [2 being of a greater Width than the width of the open-ended slot IG, so that when projection l l is inserted laterally into slot in, the free end cannot be 35 pulled through the slot as long as the projection remains in the slot. Fig. 1 shows the normal position of the holder when not in use, and Fig. 2 shows the side members 2 and 3 pressed toward each other and the locking projection H inserted 40 in slot l0 but without the can of cement or box of nails positioned therein.

When the can of cement l3 and box of nails M are positioned in the holder of Fig. 2, the holderwill then be forcibly pushed into the hol- 45 low interior l5 of the roll N5 of roofing paper or the like, it being understood that the resiliency of the strip of sheet metal of which my holder is formed will cause the outer faces of the side members 2 and 3 to be in more or less tight fric- 5Q tional contact with the side walls of the opening [5, and the inner faces of the curved portions 6 and 1 pressing inwardly and downwardly against the upper edges of the box M of nails or the like.

In other words, the resiliency of the strip of metal 55,

of which my holder is formed is such as to cause the holder when inserted inthe opening in the roll of paper or the like to grip both the walls of the opening and also the can of cement and box of nails to hold the same in place therein against undue longitudinal shifting with relation to the roll.

The upper and lower edges of the projection l I when my holder is in use will by contact with the metal forming the upper and lower edges of slot l0 prevent any longitudinal movement of side members 2 and 3 with relation to each other, thus insuring against any longitudinal shifting of these side members and distortion of the holder and held material when my holder is in use. This added stability against longitudinal shifting of the side members very greatly increases the efficiency and durability of my holder and insures against the can of cement and box of nails becoming accidentally loosened or displaced and shifting about in the opening l5. The grooves 4 and 5 at the extremities of the bottom cross bar I receive the bead ll of the lower end of the can of cement I3 and thus greatly increases the positive holding action of the can in the holder. The length of the holder and the formation of the curved portions 6 and i is such that when the box 14 of nails or the like is placed upon the top of the can of cement and the holder with its can and box inserted in the opening l5, the curved portions 6 and 1 will press inwardly and downwardly upon the box 14, and further insure the compact holding together of the can and box. This with the locking together of ears 8 and 9 to prevent any longitudinal shifting of side members 2 and 3 with relation to each other results in a holder of great stability and efiiciency. When the roll of roofing paper or the like is to be used and the holder with its contained can and box are withdrawn from the opening I5, the can and box will be easily and instantly released from the holder by moving the projection ll out of the open end of the slot H), which can be accomplished by a slight twisting movement applied to the holder.

In the modification shown in Fig. 5, the ear 8' is formed with the reentrant bend l3, and the ear 9' formed with the protruding bend it, so that when the holder with its contained can of cement and box of nails is inserted in the opening l5, and the side members 2 and 3 in frictional engagement with the side walls of the opening of the roll of roofing paper or the like, the projection l9 will enter the recess or depression of the reentrant bend I8 and thus lock the side members 2 and 3 as well as the ears 8' and 9' against any longitudinal shifting movement with relation to each other.

Having now described my invention, I claim:

1. A material holder comprising a stamping of a single strip of resilient sheet metal, said stamping having a bottom member and integral side members, the free end portions of the side members each curved inwardly and formed with a longitudinally extending flange, said flanges pressing against each other when the holder is in use, and complementary means in said flanges to prevent movement thereof with relation to each other longitudinally of the holder when in use.

2. A material holder comprising a single strip of resilient sheet metal and having a cross member at one end, a pair of spaced side members each having its end portion extending inwardly and then longitudinally, the longitudinally extending end portions contacting each other at substantially the longitudinal axis of the holder when the holder is in use, and complementary means in said longitudinally extending end portions for holding them against longitudinal movement with relation to each other.

3. A material holder formed of a strip of resilient sheet steel comprising integral sides and an end member, the free end portions of said sides each being extended inwardly and formed with a longitudinally extending ear, said ears having their adjacent faces in contact with each other at substantially the longitudinal axis of the holder when in use, one of said ears having a projection and the other being formed with an opening to receive said projection so as to prevent longitudinal movement of said sides with relation to each other when in use.

4. A material holder comprising a single strip of resilient sheet metal having a cross bar at one end and two side members, the free end portion of each of the side members being curved upwardly and inwardly and each having an ear extending longitudinally of the holder in a direction away from the cross bar, one of said ears having a projection and the other having a recess to receive said projection when the holder is in use'to prevent longitudinal 'movement of the side members relatively to each other.

5. A material holder formed of a strip of resilient sheet steel comprising integral sides and an end member, the free end portions of said sides each being extended inwardly and formed with a longitudinally extending ear, said ears having their adjacent faces in contact with each other at substantially the longitudinal axis of the holder when in use, one of said ears having a projection and the other being formed with an opening to receive said projection so as to prevent longitudinal movement of said sides with relation to each other when in use, said projection being of dovetail formation and said opening being in the form of an open-ended slot so that the narrower portion of the projection can be moved sidewise into the slot and the wider portion of the projection hold it against edgewise removal therefrom.

6. A material holder comprising a single strip of thin resilient sheet metal bent to form an end cross bar and two side members, the free end portion of each of said side members being curved inwardly a distance substantially equal to half the width of the holder when in use, said free end portions each terminating in a longitudinally extending ear, one of said ears being formed with an open-ended laterally extending slot, the other of said ears being pro vided with an integrally formed projection adapted to enter said slot to prevent said side members from longitudinal movement relative to each other.

'7. A material holder comprising a single strip of thin resilient sheet metal bent to form an end cross bar and two side members, the free end portion of each of said side members being curved inwardly a distance substantially equal to half the width of the holder when in use, said free end portions each terminating in a longitudinally' extending ear, one of said ears being formed with an open-ended laterally extending slot, the other of said ears being provided with an integrally formed projection adapted to enter said slot to prevent said side members from longitudinal movement relative to each other; said projection being stamped out from the metal of the ear and extended laterally therefrom.

8. A material holder comprising a single strip of thin resilient sheet metal bent to form an end cross bar and two side members, the free end portion of each of said side members being curved inwardly a distance substantially equal to half the Width of the holder when in use, said free end portions each terminating in a longitudinally extending ear, one of said ears being formed with an open-ended laterally extending slot, the other of said ears being provided with an integrally formed projection adapted to enter said slot to prevent said side members from longitudinal movement relative to each other, said projection being stamped out from the metal of the ear and extended laterally therefrom, and of dovetail shape with the greater width at its outer end, the dimension of said greater width being greater than the width of the slot.

9. A material holder comprising a stamping of a single strip of resilient sheet metal, said stamping having a bottom member and integral side members, the free end portions of the side members being each curved inwardly and formed with a longitudinally extending flange, said flanges pressing against each other when the holder is in use, and complementary means in said flanges to prevent movement thereof with relation to each other longitudinally of the holder when in use, said complemental means comprising a reentrant bend in one ear and a protruding bend in the other ear whereby the latter bend will enter the former bend to prevent said longitudinal movement.

10. A material holder adapted to be inserted in an opening through a roll of roofing material to hold containers of nails and cement, said holder comprising a single strip of thin resilient sheet metal having a cross bar at one end and integral side members, each of said side members being curved inwardly at their free end portions and formed with longitudinally extending ears, and means extending from one ear into the other ear when the holder is in use to prevent longitudinal movement of said side members with relation to each other.

ELLEN MARIA ELISABETH ANDERSON. 

